Agism

/ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ noun

Definition

Discrimination or prejudice based on a person's age, usually against older or younger people.

Etymology

From age plus the suffix -ism (a system of belief or discrimination). Coined in the 1960s alongside other -ism discrimination terms like racism and sexism.

Kelly Says

Studies show that agism is the most socially accepted form of discrimination in many Western countries—people openly make age jokes about others that they'd never make about race or gender, yet it harms older workers' job prospects significantly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዕድሜ መለያ
ed-me me-le-ya
ARالعربية
تمييزُ الأعمار
tamiyiz al-umur
BNবাংলা
বয়সভিত্তিক বৈষম্য
boy-sbi-tti-k boi-shom-yo
CACatalà
discriminació per edat
dis-kri-mi-na-cio per e-dat
CSČeština
věková diskriminace
ve-ko-va dis-kri-mi-na-ce
DADansk
alderdiskrimination
al-der-dis-kri-mi-na-tion
DEDeutsch
Alterismus
al-ter-ee-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
διακρίσεις ηλικίας
dee-ak-rees-ees ee-lee-kee-as
ESEspañol
agerismo
ah-heh-ree-smo
FAفارسی
تبعیض سنی
ta-be-e-y-d-e se-ni
FISuomi
ikäero
ee-kä-e-ro
FRFrançais
âgeisme
ahj-ee-zism
GUGU
વયનો ભેદ
vay-no bhed
HAHA
farkon shekara
far-kon she-ka-ra
HEעברית
차별
cha-byeol
HIहिन्दी
वयस्कों का भेदभाव
vayaskon ka bhedabhav
HUMagyar
korosztályos diszkrimináció
kor-os-al-ta-yos disz-kri-mi-na-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
diskriminasi usia
dis-kri-mi-na-si oo-sia
IGIG
ihe nri
ee-he n-ree
ITItaliano
agerismo
ah-heh-ree-smo
JA日本語
年齢差別
nenrei-sabetsu
KKKK
жастық
zhastyq
KMKM
ការបោះឆ្នោត
ka-ar-bo-ach-ch-noat
KO한국어
연령차별
yeon-nyeong-cha-byeol
MRMR
वयाची भेदभावा
vayachi bhedbhaava
MSBahasa Melayu
diskriminasi usia
dis-kri-mi-na-si oo-sia
MYမြန်မာ
အရွယ်ခြား
ah-rwel-kya
NLNederlands
leeftijdsdiscriminatie
leef-tijds-dis-kri-mi-na-tie
NONorsk
alderdiskriminering
al-der-dis-kri-mi-na-ring
PAPA
ਉਮਰ ਦਾ भेदभाव
oom-ar da bhed-bhaav
PLPolski
dyskryminacja wieku
dys-kryn-i-na-cja ve-ku
PTPortuguês
agerismo
ah-heh-ree-smo
RORomână
discriminație pe vârstă
dis-kri-mi-na-tie pe var-stă
RUРусский
возратизм
voz-ra-tizm
SVSvenska
åldersdiskriminering
old-ers-dis-kri-mi-ne-ring
SWKiswahili
uhalifu wa umri
oo-ha-li-fu wa um-ri
TAதமிழ்
வயது வேறுபாடு
vayathu veru-paadu
TEతెలుగు
వయసు차별
vayasu-cha-bhyal
THไทย
การเลือกปฏิบัติทางอายุ
gaan lek-pat-ti tang-auy
TLTL
pagkakaiba ng edad
pa-ga-ka-ka-iba ng e-dad
TRTürkçe
yaşçılık
yash-chilik
UKУкраїнська
вікова дискримінація
vee-kova dis-kri-mi-na-tsia
URاردو
عمریاتی
um-ri-a-ti
VITiếng Việt
khủng bố về tuổi tác
khung-bo ve tuoi tac
YOYO
àwọn àgbà
awon agba
ZH中文
年龄歧视
niánlíng qíshì
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakhi
oo-koo-thee kwakh-ee

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